Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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BEARLEADERS. Froot flow L sa Refiner. Sonlag cocap'.am Amy Beasley, capiom Kim Jacfue Thomas. Michele Shirley, Wendy King. Eftoi. Gndy Passmore, Pam Robertson, Karen Brandi Bunting Second Row. Beverly Sides. Pugh Lisa Dane) Back Row VaJcno Owen, She y HEAD HONCHOS. Captain Kim Elliot and co captam Amy Beasley linked arms at the beginning of the year to lead the Bearleaders to second place m the state and twenty-sixth in the national competition in Dallas SPIRIT STICKS. Junior Beverly Sides and captam Kim Elliot get ready for the spirit stick handout, one of the high points of the pep rallies. Cheerleaders 113

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 Set On You Cheerleaders attend state, nationals This year's Bearleaders have had a banner year. After winning second place in their division in state competition, they were invited to nationals in Dallas, where they placed twenty-sixth out of ninety-two competing squads. Co- captain Amy Beasley said na- tionals was one of the best times she has ever had cheer- leading. It was the greatest time I've ever had cheering. she said. Everybody is there for the same reason. Everybody's cheering and yelling and you feel like everybody is pulling for you. You feel like you did your best because everybody is behind you. Junior Valerie Owen also thought nationals was fun. Nationals was great, but it was also very stressful. We LEANING TOWER. Captain Kim El- liot. Jackie Thomas. Pam Robertson, and Brandi Bunting try to keep it steady during the October 2 pep rally. PIE FACE. Sophomore Karen Pugh shows that Bearleader spirit during the Homecoming games by shoving sophomore Rufus Pearson's face full of cream. You feel like you did our best e c a u s e everybody is behind you. had to practice a lot and it got tiring, but we still had a lot of fun.” she said. Junior Beverly Sides agreed that nationals was hard, but that they still had a good time. The road to nationals was a challenge. It was hard be- cause we had to balance it around everything else. she said. We had to spend a lot of time working on it, but it was worth it because we had a good time. Senior Cindy Passmore has enjoyed this year of cheerlead- ing since she left Sylvan Hills and returned last year from Germany. I'm glad to be back at Syl- van Hills cheering because I moved to Germany and I've always wanted to come back to SH and graduate w; '. my friends,” she said. This is my last year and it has given me a lot of mem- ories. Sophomore Wendy King . probably summed it up best. Out of all the squads in the entire United States, she said, we're twenty-sixth. — by Miranda Perkins 112 Tough enough

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Time of My Life Highlights of the year in sports The year in sports was an exciting one for Sylvan Hills. The Bears reached the state football playoffs for the third straight year by upsetting the 3 team in the state. In basketball, the boys' team snapped a 38 game losing streak when they beat Joe T. Robinson 71-60. The girls' team, under the supervision of new head coach Martha Cothren. finished in the top ten and made it to the state tournament in class 4A rank- ing. The year in volleyball was topped off when the Lady Bears placed second in the 4A North conference tourna- ment and won a spot in the state tournament. The Cheerleaders won second place in the state and went on to national competition in Dallas. The new Dance Team was also invited to nationals in Florida. The year in sports was best summed up by junior John Scott when he said: The glamour and accom- plishment of this year in sports wouldn’t have been possible if it hadn't been for the devoted fans, the out- standing coaches, and that neverending Bear spirit. — by Miranda Perkins and Kelly Hurst The year in sports ivas a great one all over Sylvan Hills. The girls' basketball team was one of the highlights of the fall season. With five starting seniors on the team and a new head coach, the Lady Bears pushed themselves to a spot in the top ten and the all- state tournament. Hoping for another two points, senior ‘ Tanya Seward goes up for a shot in a game against the North Pulaski Lady Falcons. 114 Tough enough